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Vein of Galen

Known as: Great Cerebral Vein of Galen, Vena magna cerebri, Galen Vein 
A blood vessel formed by the union of the two internal cerebral veins that drains the cerebrum and joins with the inferior sagittal sinus to form the… 
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Deep cerebral veinStructure of cerebral vein
Structure of internal cerebral veinStructure of posterior corpus callosal veinStructure of straight sinusVascular System

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2004
2004
Galen and his anatomic eponym: vein of Galen.
Galen or Galenus was born at Pergamum (now Bergama in Turkey) in 129 A.D., and died in the year 200 A.D. He was a 2nd century… 
2004
2004
Microsurgical Anatomy of the Venous Drainage of the Mesencephalodiencephalic Junction
OBJECTIVEThe veins draining the posterior wall of the third ventricle and its adjacent structures and the posterior part of the… 
1996
1996
Melatonin rhythms and pineal structure in a tropical bat, Anoura geoffroyi, that does not use photoperiod to regulate seasonal reproduction
Abstract: It has been hypothesized that pineal structure and function might differ between temperate zone and tropical species of… 
1989
1989
Intracranial vessels with color doppler echoencephalography in infants
1989
1989
A study of the junction between the straight sinus and the great cerebral vein.
In the present study 20 human brains were used to verify the presence of a small body projecting into the floor of the straight… 
1988
1988
Naturally Occurring Schwannoma in a Fischer 344 Rat
great cerebral vein, the difference in cerebral venous anatomy may account for the thrombosis of the right basal vein and the… 
1988
1988
The blood vascular architecture of the rat pineal gland: a scanning electron microscopic study of corrosion casts.
The blood vascular bed of the rat pineal gland was reproduced through a low viscosity methacrylate casting medium and observed… 
1988
1988
Aneurysmal Malformation of the Vein of Galen
Although rare, series of cerebral vascular malformations with dilatation of the vein of Galen (VG) have been reported for many… 
1979
1979
The vascularization of the rat pineal organ.
1968
1968
Thrombosis in the vein of Galen malformation.
Abstract A patient with complete thrombosis of a vein of Galen malformation is reported. The patient, an infant 5¾ months of age… 
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